Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about surgery. Warning: we talk about surgery. In the news, capitalism has destroyed Polygon and a federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deporting people to concentration camps using the archaic Alien Enemies Act of 1798, setting up an existential supreme court showdown.

• Surgery

• Surgery

• Surgery

• Rym - Stealing Power !!
• Scott - Joon Lee

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the acquisition of new gaming consoles. In the news, Overwatch competitive mode adds hero bans, the fourth of the old scrolls are remastered, and Scott has Hemorrhoids. The GeekNights content you crave.

• Getting a New Game Console

• Getting a New Game Console

• Getting a New Game Console

• Rym - Playing & Designing for Transformation in Nordic Larp
• Scott - Archipelago

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Apothecary Diaries anime. It's worth a look, and is on both Crunchyroll and Netflix. In the news, Science Saru is bringing us a very good looking Ghost in the Shell, the Star Wars manga is getting a fancy artbook, and the Rose of Versailles movie is coming to Netflix April 30th. Also get on your Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders.

• The Apothecary Diaries

• The Apothecary Diaries

• The Apothecary Diaries

• Rym - Bone Music
• Scott - The Evolution of PBS Idents

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫). This 1997 film is a masterpiece. In the news, Donald Trump destroyed global trade, Murderbot is coming, the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga gets a deluxe edition, and Spider-Verse 3 is coming on June 4 2027. Also Rym continues to love Common Side Effects.

• Princess Mononoke

• Princess Mononoke

• Princess Mononoke

• Rym - Why the Summit of the Great Pyramid is Missing
• Scott - Bracket City

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022). It's a car racing game with well-tuned push-your-luck mechanics that is definitely worth a play. It's even better over multiple races. In the news, Cory Booker heroically and historically holds the Senate floor for over 24 hours in a powerful rebuke of Donald Trump's fascism (beating Strom Thurmond's vile "record"). Also torpedo bats are a deeply baseball thing to happen, Nintendo Direct number 1 brings virtual game cards and a bunch of games, and Nintendo Direct 2 will announce the Switch 2.

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)

• Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)

• Rym - Behind-The-Back Save
• Scott - Famicom 3D System

Tonight on GeekNights, we muse a bit on the problem of discoverability. Nearly all experience is mediated, and this includes deciding what web site to look at. In the news, Rym is back from Zenkaikon, Moon Zooz is continuing to rock it, the cosmological constant might not be, niri is a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor, and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a dangerous idiot.

• The Discoverability Problem

• The Discoverability Problem

• The Discoverability Problem

• Rym - I Drove to Every McDonald's in America
• Scott - FamiTracker

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Friedemann Friese's sequel to Power Grid titled Power Grid: Outpost. We highly recommend reading the second page of the rulebook closely. In the news, Pokémon Go (and all your location data) were sold to Scopely, there's something to this nemesis system, and this is the most important thing you can pay attention to in America's ongoing crisis.

• Power Grid: Outpost

• Power Grid: Outpost

• Power Grid: Outpost

• Rym - How To Cliff Jump - Tutorial for Beginners
• Scott - Solving the World's Oldest Board Game

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Sakamoto Days anime. It starts with a strong premise, but in the end it's just a shounen fighting show. In the news, Flow wins Latvia's first Oscar, The Day The Earth Blew Up actually looks pretty good, you can see Princess Mononoke restored in theaters, and Common Side Effects is real good.

• Sakamoto Days

• Sakamoto Days

• Sakamoto Days

• Rym - You must hide
• Scott - Vietnamese Graphic Design

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about MIDI. The Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is still in use today. In the news, Donkey Kong ‘94 is re-released on Switch, Youtube adds translated dubbing, and Ontario (rightly) taxes Americans using their energy.

• MIDI

• MIDI

• MIDI

• Water your yard FOR FREE !!!
• Rym - Sound Blaster AWE32 2MB (MIDI bank)
• Scott - Heated Driveway in Buffalo

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Windows 11 and the fools who refuse to upgrade. In the news, the iPhone 16e arrives, Gmail is (correctly) dropping SMS two-factor, Twitch is capping uploads for 0.5% of streamers, and Germany represents a profound realignment of global politics.

• Windows 11

• Windows 11

• Windows 11

• Rym - SS United States — finally — departs South Philly
• Scott - Dragonsweeper